White sage Salvia apiana Lamiaceae

Elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Onagraceae [Named for William Clark, 1770-1838]

Common eucrypta Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia Hydrophyllaceae

Common groundsel * Senecio vulgaris Asteraceae

		Desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa Poaceae

White sweetclover * Melilotus albus Fabaceae

Western poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum Anacardiaceae

		Erect golden-aster Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. fastigiata Asteraceae

Leather spineflower Lastarriaea coriacea Polygonaceae [Named for José Victorino Lastarria Santander, 1817-1888]		Golden ear drops Ehrendorferia chrysantha Papaveraceae [Named for Friedrich Ehrendorfer, 1927-2023]

Feltleaf everlasting Pseudognaphalium microcephalum Asteraceae

Watercress Nasturtium officinale Brassicaceae

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